With
its two CFM International jet engines, the 737 can generate more than
50,000 pounds of thrust and fly through the sky at a cruising speed of
850 km/h. Flat out in the air, it can approach the speed of sound.

The five seater Model S can go from 0 to 100 kilometres an hour in three
seconds - it can't fly but if you're going to be on the ground, you
may as well be in the quickest four door car ever built.

The
Tesla took off from the start at a cracking pace with its two electric
motors, while the two engines of the 737 roared to life. Plane versus
car, pilot against driver.

The Tesla was hard to catch off the
start. But the 737 narrowed the gap as it barrelled down the runway.
Both travelled neck and neck as the 737 reached its take-off speed of
140 knots and the Tesla reached its max at around 250 kilometres an
hour.

The Tesla was in the shadow of the aircraft as it pulled up
at the end of the runway - the clear early winner on the ground, just
overtaken when the aircraft did what it was designed to do: fly.

So, apart from seeing who would win, what was the point of the race?

Qantas
- Australia's national carrier - and Tesla, the California based and
world's leading maker of premium electric cars, are collaborating to
drive innovation for their customers and sustainability in the transport
industry.

During the coming months Qantas and Tesla will
introduce the following services and benefits for customers: Exclusive
events for Qantas frequent flyers, enabling them to experience new Tesla
vehicles and technology; Qantas Club membership for Tesla Model S
owners; Tesla High Power Wall Connectors at Qantas Valet facilities in
Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide allowing Model S owners to charge
whilst they travel.

Additionally Qantas will become Tesla's
airline of choice in Australia and offset all the car maker's domestic
corporate travel emissions as part of Qantas' Future Planet Program.

Regular meetings will occur between both companies to investigate future opportunities around sustainable transport.

Qantas' Head of Environment and Fuel, Alan Milne, said the collaboration was a meeting of minds: "Both
our companies are passionate about continuing to push the boundaries of
customer service, innovation and sustainability in the transport
industry.

"We're huge admirers of the way Tesla has transformed
the electric car sector as a premium brand and we look forward to
sharing our understanding and advance the work we started in 2012 on
biofuels as an alternative to jet fuel.

"What better way to celebrate working together than having a unique race - car versus plane."

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